Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship

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The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship was founded on the belief that economic progress and good governance in low-income countries emerge from entrepreneurship and innovations that empower ordinary citizens. Learn more

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Dr. James Mwangi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Equity Bank since 2004. Before taking up this position, he served as the Finance and Strategy Director for a period of 12 years. Under the leadership of Dr. Mwangi, Equity Bank has transformed from a ...

Due to improvements in leadership and governance, Africa today sits at an inflection point, with many believing the continent is on the cusp of rapid economic growth. In this lecture, Fred Swaniker, Founder & CEO of the African Leadership Academy, shared his views on ...

Project: Results from water quality tests performed with affordable and accessible kits will be compiled in a searchable database for access by policy makers and researchers. Financial sustainability will be achieved by selling test kits online and through regional distributors, and by ...

Project: Through the development of interfaces that allow any rotary device to be attached to a bicycle, Global Cycle Solutions is leveraging the bicycle as a vehicle of innovation. Profits from the sale of bicycle-powered devices will sustain Global Cycle Solutions; strategic partnerships ...

Project: Engineering modifications to wheelchairs will enable handicapped people in India to operate small, mobile businesses--such as adaptive mobile tea carts--from their wheelchairs; the development of an accompanying microfinance model will allow these handicapped entrepreneurs, who are ...

Jeff Hoffman is a serial entrepreneur who was on the founding teams of Priceline.com and uBid.com. In forging his path as a highly successful innovator, Jeff Hoffman has frequently used radical, unconventional methods.

Julia Novy-Hildesley joined the Lemelson Foundation as Executive Director in 2002. Prior to joining the Lemelson Foundation, Julia was founding Director of the World Wildlife Fund's Pacific Office, where she led efforts for marine conservation and public outreach. A ...

The Legatum Center at MIT strives relentlessly to prepare its Fellows for entrepreneurial careers in low-income countries and to expose them to “The Elements of Entrepreneurship,” the title of our 2014 Conference. To emphasize this connection, we are ...

Vijay Vaitheeswaran ’90 on his new book, NEED, SPEED AND GREED: How the Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness and Tame the World’s Most Wicked Problems! For more videos visit: http://legatum.mit.edu/lectures

The Legatum ConvergenceClosing Remarks----The Legatum Convergence, presented by the Legatum Center at MIT, is the global forum on entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Every year, aspiring and established entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, academics ...

The Legatum ConvergenceDisintermediaton of MediaTelevision, print publications and electronic media play an ever-increasing role in driving political, social and economic developments. Keynote:Dr. Rosalia Arteaga, former Vice President & President of ...